Beverly (Short) CHALFANT

CHALFANT, CHRISTENSON, SHORT, CARNEY, SCHNELL

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/31/2009 at 23:38:47

July 30, 2009
Daily Journal of Commerce, Webster City, IA

Beverly Chalfant, 75, of Webster City died Wednesday July 29, 2009, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at Foster Chapel with Rev. Barb Christenson officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center from 5-8 p.m. Friday and prior to the service on Saturday.

Beverly Chalfant, daughter of Glenn and Berniece Christenson Short was born March 9, 1934, at Webster City. She attended several schools in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota and finished by earning a GED in Webster City. On August 29, 1952, she married Kenmore Gerber Chalfant Jr. at Moline, Ill. The couple resided at Moline, Webster City, Jewell, Radcliffe and Woolstock. Beverly enjoyed a variety of interesting jobs over her lifetime such as writing a social column, clerking in a hardware store, and waiting on the coffee guys. Her two great loves were sharing the responsibility of running a small engine repair shop with her husband and son, and working with kids in the Webster City school system.

Mrs. Chalfant is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law Kenmore G and Doris Chalfant III of Carthage, MO; Douglas and Sue Chalfant of Glendale, AZ; Burnith Chalfant of Apache Junction, AZ; Lloyd and Cindy Chalfant of Urbandale; daughter and son-in-law Rene and Michael Carney of Glenwood; 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild; sister Joan Short Schnell and brothers Lonnie Short and Bill Short, all of Webster City; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a sister and a brother.

Beverly's life revolved around her family and friends. She was active in Go-Karting with her husband, enjoyed taking care of animals and served as Cub Scout den mother. Beverly was baptized in the Methodist faith.